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Economy power of China & Japan

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China vs Japan

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World Rank 2 71.78 World Rank 4 17.92
One of the largest economies in the world - the People’s Republic of China is a nation located in East Asia. It is the most populous country in the world with one of the largest economies and imports that influence everyone. In terms of the total area, it has the third biggest land coverage that is around 9.5 million kilometers square. However, due to the largest population, it has much larger density than most of the countries considered as the most powerful ones. More about China Japan is the country located in East Asia and it is known as an island country. The land of this country consists of more than 6850 islands. The five main ones are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Most of the people live there. In terms of largest cities, then we have the capital of Japan - Tokyo. After that, the largest ones are Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. More about Japan

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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(United States of America (USA))

China Japan
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 17,734,062,645,371 4,940,877,780,755
Percentage of the other

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

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(United States of America (USA))

China Japan
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 17,572,333,695,146 5,129,301,336,899
Percentage of the other

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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(China)

China Japan
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] 462,249,956,621 -25,921,530,017
Percentage of the other

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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China Japan
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 4.55 2.80
Percentage of the other

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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(China)

China Japan
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 1,412,360,000 125,681,593
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography